Anonymous post: pregnancy concerns & unusual bleeding

[kaberett.livejournal.com]

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I'm a little worried about some things and I wanted to put that worry to rest. My boyfriend of 3.5 years and I are sexually active. We ALWAYS use condoms. He's as adamant about it as I am. Anyways, I had my last period on March 3rd and that was the normal date for it to come. We had protected sex on Marc 22nd, 26th, and 30th. However, on the 30th I bled slightly during intercourse. He wasn't particularly rough, but I've heard there are certain times when the cervix is low and thought maybe he could have been hitting it. It wasn't my period. My period was suppose to come on April 3rd, but it is now the 5th with no show. I'm now worried that it was implantation bleeding and I could be pregnant. To my knowledge neither of the times we had protected sex did the condom fail, so I shouldn't be. I know it's not a 100% thing, but still. I've tried taking a lot of vitamin C and I just finished a cup of parsley and ginger tea. My grandma was in the hospital around the first of March, so I thought it could also be late due to stress. I tend to over-stress and worry about these things, so any advice would be very welcome. Thank you so much!

Razor bumps or something more concerning?

[relight-it.livejournal.com]

This morning, I found a collection of faintly red bumps on my vulva and three on the inside of my butt cheeks and I am feeling pretty freaked out.

They are very small and look like they could be irritated by shaving (I've shaved twice this week--usually only once every week or two... but a few are too far down, where I don't shave, though in a place that's chafed by panties). But they could be an STI/STD. My partner and I reunited last week and, while he says he's practiced safe sex only with other partners when we were not together and was recently tested (though not for herpes), I can't rule out the possibility that it's an STD or STI I've contracted from him. They are sensitive when I touch them, but don't hurt or itch. They don't look like blisters at this point - more like little bumps.  

How much hair is normal?

[estrellafugaz85.livejournal.com]

Hi guys,

I am wondering if my excessive (to me) body hair is 'normal' or related to PCOS.

I still don't know if I have PCOS or not. In 2009, I had an ultrasound of my ovaries to check for something else, and they found that my ovaries were polycystic. I wasn't at all surprised, as I'd had what I considered PCOS symptoms for years (acne, greasy skin/hair, thinning hair, facial hair, unwanted hair all over body etc). I went for tests and they found my testosterone was normal but my andro-something was high, so referred me to an endo in the hospital. It was so weird because I felt that from the moment I walked in, the endo had decided I didn't have PCOS at all. I was told all my tests from the hospital that morning were normal (when I asked about the ando-thingy test I'd had originally, she brushed me off) and then I had a physical exam. She told me my skin wasn't bad at all (it was the best it had been in a long time - typical!) and my facial hair was barely noticeable. She told me my hairy fingers and toes were most likely due to my Italian heritage. She told me I was very slim and basically that I had no symptoms of PCOS at all. Just that I was a bit hairy because I'm Italian, but perfectly healthy. My insulin resistance tests all came out normal. I was a little sceptical, especially of her motives (the NHS in the UK do not like to fund PCOS related issues and one of the reasons I wanted investigation was to possibly get some laser hair removal) and she basically made me feel guilty when in her words 'other women have much worse problems and have to shave every day' etc, but all in all, I felt quite happy that I didn't in fact have PCOS.

Well....a few years on, my hairiness is REALLY bothering me. I know it's really not that obvious to other people but I have a significant amount of hair on my upper lip which I Nair or get threaded every 2 weeks. A few years ago, I noticed some very light chin hair, only visible in certain lights, which I decided to leave alone in case I made it worse. When I started getting my lip threaded, the woman kept asking me if I wanted my chin threaded and I kept saying no. One day she was really pretty rude about it and told me the hair was pretty obvious (I doubt it, I'm obsessively vain and I could only see it in certain lights if I was really looking) and I basically gave in, feeling like crap, and asked her to thread it. I did feel happier that way, knowing there was nothing at all on my chin to worry about but it seems to have grown back thicker and worse, which is what I was afraid of. Instead of really light downy hairs under my chin, I now have quite a few thicker ones and they seem to be further up on my chin too :( Perhaps it was always like that and I didn't notice, who knows. I also have quite a lot of hair on my fingers and lots on my big toes.

So my question is...is this a 'normal' amount of hair for a woman or do I have hormonal issues after all? I'm not having to shave or wax every day or anything, but it feels like I spend a LOT of time removing hair from places I feel like I shouldn't have any. None of my friends seem to have these issues, but I'm too embarrassed to ask.

Trigger Warning Pregnancy and Sexual Assault

[elleonfire.livejournal.com]

I found out earlier this week that I am pregnant. By my calculation, I am about ten weeks along as I was raped exactly 10 weeks ago and I only have consenting sex with my female partner. I found out I was pregnant at a sexual assault follow up appointment where they routinely do a pregnancy test. The nurse who informed me gave me only information on abortion and made it clear that it would be a huge mistake to keep my rapists baby.

However, I am in my late twenties and I am worried that if I have an abortion now I am going to not be able to have children down the road. Plus I am not entirely sure that I want to have an abortion. Even though this child was created in bad circumstances, I find myself attached and having difficulty deciding to have an abortion. But the majority of people in my life (including friends, family and my partner) all thing that I would be incredibly "stupid" to have this baby.

Does anybody have experience with this? Any advice? Am I completely crazy for wanting to continue this pregnancy?

Seeking Ruptured Ovarian Cyst Information/Advice.

[amanda-hysinger.livejournal.com]

Ok. Soo I had pain in my right ovary Wednesday evening when I was out eating with my husband. I didnt think much of it bc I was close to starting my period and it passed. Well later that nite, I started hurting again and I got a lil worried when my bellybutton also started hurting. I thought appendicitis for sure because the pain had moved up from my ovary to my lower abdomenal area. I went to the ER and they thought I had kidney stones because there was blood in my urine. Soo they did a pregnancy test -- negative. They did a CT Scan which told them that my appendix, my gallbladder, etc were ok and there was no kidney stones present. Good news!! But then they said that I had 2 cysts on my right ovary and the smaller of the 2 has ruptured..That was the pain I'd felt on Wednesday evening..They gave me some info to read and I've misplaced it since I came home (Seriously, me and the husband have searched for the paperwork and not found any of it /siiigh). They told me to rest over the weekend and to take it easy; not over doing it or anything and not to have sex. I'm just wondering 2 things -- 1.) when will the pain subside from the ruptured ovary?? and 2.) when can me and my husband start having sex again (we're TTC)?? I'm going to call my gynocologist Monday because he wasn't in on Friday and see if he wants to see me and do a follow-up exam..I'm scared I'll need surgery to rid my body of the 2nd bigger cyst because I read that a ruptured ovarian cyst can cause major complications if it ruptures and bleeds into your abdomenal area. Apparently I was very lucky because the pain wasn't very intense (just uncomfortable) and I havent had much bleeding (I think it's just coming thru with my scheduled period). Does anyone have any information on ruptured ovarian cysts?? Know of a website that will give me advice rather than scare me?? or do any of ya'll have personal experience with one that you can give me some insight?? Thanks. Any advice, information will be greatly appreciated :)